This is the Day 2 of the 10 day trial report of the murder trial of Robert Telles, accused of murdering her investigative reporter Jeff German. Robert Telles pleads not guilty to all charges.
CHARGE(S):
1. 1st Degree Murder
Victim(s): Jeff German (Deceased)
Courthouse: Clark County Courthouse, Las Vegas
Officers of the court
Judge:
Attorneys
Prosecution:
ADA Christopher Hamner
ADA Pamela Weckerly
Defence:
Robert Draskovich
Legend:
ADA = Assistant District Attorney
NV v. Robert Telles – Day 2 Trial Summary
Day 2 of State of Nevada v. Robert Telles focused on forensic autopsy results, testimony from real estate associates who identified Telles and his vehicle from media releases, and detailed accounts from detectives executing search warrants at Telles’s residence. Defense cross-examination of Homicide Detective Clifford Mogg highlighted that the suspect’s GMC Yukon lacked visible license plates and was registered to Telles’s wife. Medical Examiner Dr. Stephanie Yagi established that Jeff German suffered 13 total sharp force injuries, including fatal neck and back wounds alongside defensive hand injuries. Real estate agents testified to recognizing Telles’s physical gait, body size, and vehicle from police press releases, while Metro detectives described searching Telles’s home, recovering evidence including a cut-up shoe hidden inside an extended recliner chair, hand and buccal swabs, and a Sprouts bag containing cut items.
Key Witness(s) Summaries
Dr. Stephanie Yagi – Medical Examiner
Key summaries (Click arrow for more)
Connection to the case: Medical Examiner who conducted the autopsy on Jeff German.
Summary Of Testimony
Testified that 69-year-old Jeff German suffered two incised wounds to the neck, a stab wound to the left back that punctured his lung, and three incised defensive wounds on his hand and forearm. Ruled the cause of death as multiple sharp force injuries and the manner of death as homicide.
Key evidence introduced!
- Nothing of Note.
Full report below!
Sources:
LIVE: Vegas Reporter Murder Trial — NV v. Robert Telles — Day 2, Law & Crime Trials Youtube Channel, Available Online: https://www.youtube.com/live/MCIaQ3VU7Jc?si=EyuI60I8nTifd_PB
